The Moat Index
Compare moats, side by side.
Two to four companies, scored on the same five investor questions from their SEC filings — so the comparison is apples to apples. The method is fully public.
MD · Healthcare · No moat
Doesn't clear the bar
The pricingPower component abstained: Not enough years of gross-margin data to score pricing power. The other four 20% weights were renormalized over the scored 80%.
| Measure | CNMD | DAIO | QURE | MD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moat Score (0–100) | 39 (highest) | 39 (highest) | 39 (highest) | 39 (highest) |
| Methodology version | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 | moat-index@3.0.0 |
| Business trend | 56 | 16 | 15 | 57 (highest) |
| Pricing power | 92 | 91 | 96 (highest) | — |
| Returns on capital | 0 | 11 (highest) | 7 | 8 |
| Balance-sheet safety | 3 | 55 (highest) | 55 (highest) | 51 |
| Capital allocation | 45 (highest) | 24 | 24 | 40 |
| 22% above value if growth stopped today (largest discount to value if growth stopped today) | No price data | No price data | 196% above value if growth stopped today | |
| Market cap | $1.3B | $29.3M | $2.4B | $2.2B |
| Moat tier | No moat | No moat | No moat | No moat |
| Filing date | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2025 | FY2025 |